MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ DROPSIDEs year 2001

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Pass percent:12.50%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ DROPSIDE year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:8 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	5
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Windscreen has damage	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Side repeater missing \|1.4.A.2b\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired \|3.6.E.3\|	1
All position lamps not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.A.2a\|	1
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
rear brakes release unevenly \|3.7.B.4\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	5
Registration plate lamp issues	3
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Windscreen has damage	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	1
Offside Side repeater missing \|1.4.A.2b\|	1
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Offside Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion \|6.1.C.1\|	1
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired \|3.6.E.3\|	1
All position lamps not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.A.2a\|	1
Headlamp switch faulty \|1.7.1\|	1
Nearside Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1
Rear brake application uneven	1
rear brakes release unevenly \|3.7.B.4\|	1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1

MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ DROPSIDEs year 2001

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